[missedthecue]

I think Carter's de-regulation of airlines was a great thing that ushered in a new era of equality in terms of travel. Not only the rich should be able to fly.

If you personally want a wider seat and don't mind the extra cost, you can have it. It's called first class.

[czstar]

First class has only a few seats so that isn’t a solution for everyone. It wasn’t just rich people who flew under regulation. My family wasn’t rich when we flew in the 70s. Also, the experience of flying in the 70s being much better than today isn’t all about seat size. I think the experience under regulation was sufficiently better than it is today that I wish we would go back to regulation.